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juggler(dictionary)
juggler(dictionary)
pretectal region(medicine)
pretectal nucleus(medicine)
pretectal area(medicine)
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pretectal area (medicine) and juggler (oh)


pretectal area (medicine)


pretectal area


A narrow, transversally oriented rostral zone of the mesencephalic tectum, bounded caudally by the superior colliculus, rostrally by the habenular trigone, and laterally by the pulvinar thalami; the area contains several nuclei that receive fibres from the optic tract; it has bilateral efferent connections with the Edinger-Westphal nucleus of the oculomotor nuclear complex by way of which it mediates the pupillary light reflex.

Synonym: pretectal region, pretectum.


juggler (oh)



someone who juggles objects in the air, especially to entertain people